According to John A. Skinner's story, Beaver Adz came running down the public road to town to get "whites" to go up and stop the fight. Skinner said Beaver Adz was an old coward and did not want any fighting. This was before he lost his eyesight....

THE FIRST DANCE ORCHESTRA IN BEAVER
Horace A. Skinner told of the first dance orchestra in Beaver, with William McGarry as first violinist, Alma Crosby, second violin, and Mrs. William McGarry, acccordion. They were hired by the year and paid by...

est and now the Fishlake National Forest. Most of the west slope of the Tushar Range is in Beaver County.
William Hurst Sr. was the first forest supervisor of the Fillmore National Forest, and the headquarters was in Beaver, but due to...

pared with the wax or tallow candles, they were far superior. Most women prided themselves on keeping the lamp filled, trimmed, and the chimney shining.
Gas lights were suspended from the ceilings in a few homes out of the Beaver city limits. These...

floors. The furniture consisted of rock or adobe fire-places, roughly constructed tables and benches. Bed-steads were considered luxuries and were home-made. The door and window casings were chopped from cottonwood which grew along the creek....

Sun. Nov. 27, 1898: Ther. cold S. wind Wea. light clouds going south. Rob. and Billy Mancur passed here on their way to Clear Creek. Father and I went to the Little Meadow and run a sack of beans through the fanning mill got back about 3 pm. ...

Sat. Dec. 3, 1898: Ther. freezing. cold, Wea. bright, clear, breeze from South clouds in south same as yesterday. few clouds going east about noon. We went up Hack’s Canyon to see if we could find some (pine) shed poles they were all to big and...

Thurs. Jan. 4, 1900: Ther. 46., 56., Wea. cloudy. I chopped cotton-woods infront of the shop. Went to Rockville to a Theatre by the Virgen City Club. Friday 5: Ther. 46., 52., Wea. cloudy. I went to Zion and got a load of cotton wood poles. Johny,...

Wed. Jan. 10, 1900: Ther. 30., 50., Wea. Clear. Dan & I went up the river and got two loads of poles. I harrowed a piece of land by the footlog after I got back. Thursday 11: Ther. 32., 54., Wea. light clouds. worked on the rock road by the clear...

Docking trees for telephone poles, and clearing right of way for lines. (Dead interfering branches are frequently knocked off with a pole, instead of cutting the tree.) Bighorn National Forest, Wyoming.

Circular water trough tarred and placed partially beneath soil surface to make water available to calves. Set permanently with cedar posts and pine poles. Water permanently plumbed into trough with galvanized pipe and fittings.